THE ROBERT W. WHITAKER ARCHIVE

SHARI, THANK GOODNESS! | 2006-01-27

I was afraid I had lost Shari after my blunder. I am SO glad to have you back!

When I thought Mark had quit me, I was openly worried.

Not very macho, is it?

When I think something out, I keep running into the guy who died at half my age two thousand years ago. As I write this it occurs to me that HE talked abouthow the shepherd will leave the flock and go after one wandering sheep.

But the analogy ends there. The LAST thing I would want here or try to get back is a sheep. What I want back are the ones who give me hell.

Which leads me to another of Joe's comments I can't find right now. He said that if he did drop-kick somebody here he wouldn't apologize, he would just leave.

Joe, that's great for YOU. But where does it leave the rest of us?

I don't believe you've even THOUGHT about THAT.

You make a mistake and punish US for it by leaving us without a word. Where is the moral courage in THAT?

You seem to insist it can never happen, that you could never make a mistake like that. If that is the case, fine. But what about those of us, me at the head of hte list, who DO make that mistake? Should I just stomp off and not say another word?

I am glad to have Shari back. I am prooud of Mark's moral courage.

And, Joe, you said you and I needed to keep learning. What about your obligations to US?